Tera Allen takes a picture with her cellphone of her children, Alexxa Mowers, 5, and Dominic Shadburn, 3, on the front steps of Union Elementary School in Coshocton.

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Emily Maddern
CentralOhio.com

If you ask award-winning photographer Chase Jarvis, the best camera out there is the one you probably have with you.

For most people, that means the camera on their smartphone. A study by ABI Research projects there will be 1.4 billion smartphones in use worldwide by the end of 2013.

Smartphone photography has exploded in recent years as an easy and affordable alternative to traditional photography, said David LaBelle, photojournalism director at Kent State University. Rather than invest in expensive camera equipment, people are choosing to simply use the device they already own for ...